SuperBrawl III

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SuperBrawl III
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Promotional poster featuring Sting and Big Van Vader
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
DateFebruary 21, 1993
City Asheville, North Carolina
Venue Asheville Civic Center
Attendance6,500
Tagline(s)Witness History In The Making At The Biggest Event Of The Year!
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SuperBrawl III was the third SuperBrawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on February 21, 1993 from the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina in the United States.

Contents

The main event was a White Castle of Fear Strap match between Big Van Vader and Sting. Vader's WCW World Heavyweight Championship was not on the line in the main event as the match was not sanctioned by WCW. This event marked the return of Ric Flair to WCW and Davey Boy Smith's WCW debut. The event also featured The Great Muta versus Barry Windham for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

This was the first WCW pay-per-view with Eric Bischoff as executive producer, though he continued to operate as an announcer on television and his new role was only mentioned in the closing credits of the show.

Storylines

The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Stan Lane) replaced the Wrecking Crew due to an agreement by WCW Executive Vice President Bill Watts and Smoky Mountain Wrestling commissioner Bob Armstrong on an earlier episode of Main Event . The Heavenly Bodies' SMW Tag Team Championship was not on the line, making it a non-title match. Watts quit before the event so there was no mention of him and the only mention of his successor was in the closing credits. Chris Benoit and 2 Cold Scorpio fought to draws in January 1993. [1]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
Commentators Tony Schiavone
Jesse Ventura
Interviewer Eric Bischoff
Ring announcers Gary Michael Cappetta

Maxx Payne was disqualified in his match against Dustin Rhodes after he pulled the referee into Rhodes to attempt to break an abdominal stretch and throwing Rhodes over the top rope. Payne replaced the injured Ron Simmons.

After Barry Windham's victory over The Great Muta, Ric Flair attempted to place the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt around Windham's waist, but Windham refused to let him.

Aftermath

After Bill Watts left WCW, the working agreement between Smoky Mountain Wrestling and WCW ended, SMW would begin working with the WWF in talent exchanges, Jim Cornette would begin appearing on WWF programming as the advisor to Yokozuna (along with Mr. Fuji), and SMW wrestlers appeared on WWF's pay per view programs. Barry Windham and Ric Flair would begin a feud over the NWA World title, which would culminate in Flair winning his 10th (and last) NWA World title in July 1993 at Beach Blast; WCW would leave the NWA permanently in September.

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1 The Hollywood Blonds (Steve Austin and Brian Pillman) defeated Erik Watts and Marcus Bagwell Tag team match 16:34
2 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Chris Benoit Singles match 19:59
3 Davey Boy Smith defeated Bill Irwin Singles match05:49
4 Cactus Jack defeated Paul Orndorff Falls Count Anywhere match 12:17
5 The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Stan Lane) (with Jim Cornette)Tag team match12:52
6 Dustin Rhodes (c) defeated Maxx Payne by disqualificationSingles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 11:28
7 Barry Windham defeated The Great Muta (c) (with Hiro Matsuda)Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 24:10
8 Big Van Vader (with Harley Race) defeated Sting White Castle of Fear Strap match 20:54
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

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References

  1. "Superbrawl build up" . Retrieved 2017-08-02.